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Laverstock and Ford Parish Council

Other Volunteering Links

Want to volunteer and get more involved in your parish? Below is a list of opportunities and links to websites of organisations who work in our parish who would love your help and value your time.

photo of sppeedwatch volunteers
  • Neighbourhood Police Team with Speedwatch volunteers
  • Cllr Ian McLennan awarded Freedom of the Parish at the 2025 Annual Parish Meeting
  • Community Day at Old Sarum in 2024
  • Communications Officer at the Annual Parish Meeting in 2023
  • Local group MAPG's stand at the Annual Parish Meeting 2024
  • Sue Luther from New Sarum WI joins Nick Baker to plant trees at Norman Drive Open Space
  • Nick Baker with Scouts at a Parish Fun Day
  • Whitebridge Spinney Boardwalk
  • Community Resilience Volunteers with new Radio Equipment
  • Councillors join the neighbourhood Police team at Hampton Park Pavilion
  • A Bike Security Marking event at Hampton Park Pavilion
  • A nosey inside the Police truck
  • A community litter pick on Bishopdown Farm in 2025

Community Emergency Volunteers

The CEV is co-ordinated by Jon Gunns and welcomes residents to join them in ensuring that as a parish we are resilient in times of crisis. To join or find out more,  contact CEV Coordinator or view more info here Community Emergency Volunteers

Community Speedwatch

Community Speedwatch (CSW) is a national initiative where, in partnership with the police, members of communities use detection devices to monitor local vehicle speeds. The volunteers report drivers exceeding the speed limit to the police with the aim of educating drivers to slow down. Community Speedwatch only takes place where there is an identified speeding issue in 20mph, 30mph or 40mph speed limits. If you’d like to join the community speedwatch team in Laverstock & Ford you can contact Councillor Laura Jones who is the team leader, laurajones@laverstockford-pc.gov.uk, or if you live elsewhere, you can contact your nearest group, or get help setting one up in your community via the Police and Crime Commissioners website: Police and Crime Commissioners website

Neighbourhood Watch

NHW is focused on building resilient communities to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in such a way as to increase confidence in people and communities that everything is being done to support communities in being as crime-free and as safe as possible. Find out more on the neighbourhood watch website, or contact our local co-ordinator Ross Walker here

The Parish Environmental Action Group

The Parish Council offers a selection of Open Talks, with guest speakers  on all things environmental and is looking for a volunteer to organise a selection of talks and re-establish a residents group, if this is a voluntary role that you are interested in, please  contact Juliet by emailing Comms Officer

The Devenish Bradshaw Charitable Trust manage Laverstock Water Meadows and love volunteer support www.dbct.org

Wiltshire Wildlife and The Land Trust at the Castle Hill Country Park. The Land Trust manage the country park and offers a wealth of opportunities for local residents to get involved from tree-popping to joining the user group to designing and maintaining the Bike ‘Pump Track’. Castle Hill Country Park web page

You can contact Jake Taylor at The Land Trust on 07825 365155 or email Russell Brooks wiltshire wildlife

The River Bourne Community Farm at Cow Lane in Laverstock also have volunteering opportunities helping to feed the animals, and look after them. For more details contact the Farm Manager  on their website volunteering at RBCF

Old Sarum & Longhedge Community Pantry welcome adult volunteers to help them with their weekly Pantry sessions and related projects. For more info contact Gemma by emailing Old Sarum Pantry

The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection with its official Museum status awarded by Arts Council England in 2023 this wonderful collection of all things Aviation based at the historic Old Sarum Airfield in Hangar 1, is a must for aviation nerds looking to volunteer their time, from engineers to collection guides and event support, get in touch with David Berryman

YOUTH CLUBS

We currently have two youth clubs running in the parish that welcome volunteer support; for Hampton Park Pavilion contact Salisbury City Communities Old Sarum & Longhedge Youth Club message via “OldSarumYouthClub” on facebook

SPORTS CLUBS

We have two football clubs in the Parish, Salisbury Football Club and Laverstock & Ford Sports Club who both look for volunteer help with matches and events.

The Ray MacEnhill Stadium email info@salisburyfc.co.uk  Laverstock & Ford Sports Club email Laverstock and Ford Sports Club

LITTER PICKS

There are also several Litter Womble groups within the parish, that can be found on Facebook Facebook link

We have a team of volunteers who regularly walk our parish footpaths to ensure that they are well maintained and safe. We also have Community Emergency volunteers who support any crises in the parish, volunteers who work at the Laverstock Water Meadows with The Devenish Bradshaw Charitable Trust, at the Castle Hill Country Park for The Land Trust and the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, and also at the River Bourne Community Farm. For more information contact communications@laverstock-ford.co.uk

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